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Item Information

Title:
Boylston Street improvements
Title (alt.):
Parcel 13 rehabilitation
Description:
Five oblique views showing three different plans of the south side of Boylston Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Hemenway Street in Back Bay. Shows the roof and facade of buildings, trees, paving, planters, benches, lampposts and other features. One plan is manuscript in pencil on translucent mylar with fill gradient film adhered on verso. A second plan is a thermal print copy of the base map with a manuscript drawing of a clock and flowerbed at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue. The third plan is a thermal print copy of the base map with manuscript drawings of "center logo & entrance" at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and "kiosk & planter" in the middle of Boylston Street. There are two photocopies of the third plan, one full size and one at a reduced size with manuscript color in marker. One illustration is a view from the corner of Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue looking south, showing buildings, trees, people and cars on the two streets. A second illustration titled "Parcel 13 rehabilitation" shows buildings facades, trees, and street address numbers on Boylston Street.
Date:
[1970?–1979?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Series:
Boston Redevelopment Authority Maps & Manuscript Plans Collection
Subjects:
Back Bay (Boston, Mass.)--Pictorial works
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)--Pictorial works
Back Bay (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works
City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Extent:
5 maps, 2 illustrations ; sheets 95 x 159 cm or smaller
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Not drawn to scale
Language:
English
Notes:
Oriented with north to the lower left.
Identifier:
06_01_017880A
06_01_017880B
06_01_017880C
06_01_017880D
06_01_017880E
06_01_017880F
06_01_017880G
Call #:
BRA MAP FOLDER 1
Barcode:
30000007747767